Recharging your StarTimes account: Here are the platform options to use for payment   

We are in the middle of the first week of the first month of 2018. Yes, just in case you’re still celebrating your holiday and stuck in 2017, people moved on, to a new month – and New Year – on Monday morning.

With the looong January now with us, people are now waking up – from their holiday mood – to pending bills – electricity, rent, water, school fees, and of course, StarTimes payTV subscription renewal – waiting to be settled.

As we noted in an earlier post, January calls for very careful budgeting if families – and households – have to survive it successfully without getting into financial challenges.

For StarTimes however, all is not gloomy as subscribers who pay – or renew – their accounts (or subscriptions) before the one-month deadline get to earn 3 more extra days of viewing.

This means that if you example top up your account maybe a day before the deadline (before your channels are disconnected), you will then access your channels for a month plus the remaining one day and then be added an extra 3 days on top of that to access content for free. During the extra 3 added days, one can even be at liberty to then flexibly make arrangements to pay next month’s subscription, thereby giving them time more time. In January, remember that being accorded even a single extra day to make arrangements to pay is more than welcome.

Now, apart from paying from any of the available outlets, below are the additional payment options available for StarTimes subscribers and the payment process:

Provider	Process
MPESA	Go to ‘M-PESA’ menu on your phone Select Pay Bill option Enter Business no. 585858 Enter your StarTimes SmartCard Number as the account number Enter the amount
Equitel	Go to Equitel Menu Select My Money Select Send / Pay Select Account Select Paybill Select Business Select More Select Startimes Enter Startimes account no. Enter amount Confirm details Enter your pin You will receive confirmation SMS
KCB Mobi Bank	Dial *522# Enter the mobile banking PIN Select Pay Bill Option Select Star Times from Billers List Enter the reference number Choose whether to save beneficiary on not Choose to pay the presented Bill You will get a confirmation that the request has been received.
Airtel Money	Go to -> Airtel on your phone Select to Make Payments Option Select Pay Bill Select Others Enter the Business name (Startimes) Enter the total amount yo want to send Enter your PIN Enter your StarTimes SmartCard Number as the account number You will receive a transaction confirmation SMS from Airtel Money You will also receive a complimentary confirmation SMS from StarTimes
Coop Bank – MKopCash	Insert your ATM Card in ATM Machine and enter your PIN Select Bill Payment Option. Select StarTimes. Select StarTimes. Enter your StarTimes SmartCard Number as the account number Enter the Amount
Eazzy 24/7	Go to -> M-PESA on your phone Select Pay Bill option Enter Business no: 585858 Enter your StarTimes SmartCard Number as the account number Enter the Amount
iPay subscribers	Select your payment method. Mobile money – M-Pesa or Airtel Money Credit card and / or Kenswitch debit card. You require the following to make payments: Smart card number Amount being paid Telephone number Email address

So now, rush, renew your StarTimes subscription and enhance your TV viewing experience with more content choices as you #UpgradeNaStarTimes and have your #WishesDelivered this New Year.